Henry C.M. is a contemporary Sculptor born in Zambia and raised in South Africa. He is Currently living and working in Toronto, Canada.

ARTIST UPDATE:

2021, June 11: Henry will be showcasing newly designed sculptures at the Abbozzo Gallery in Toronto, Canada. More updates to come.

Henry continues to break grounds, this time by working with Porsche to showcase the 2020 Porsche Macan.

Henry creates disfigured, and psychological sculptures using a vast array of materials.

He is gravitated towards offsetting body parts and adding unusual textures that require a constant repetitive technique. Explore below:

I. Body. Figuration of the Abstract Body.

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II. Abstract. Formation through thought.

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Publications, Showcases and Announcements

Perspective of Three, Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, Canada, April 2021

Henry showcases I.Body for Porsche Macan 2020 debut at PFAFF Porsche, Canada, April 2019

Banter Magazine, Spotlight: Henry Chikoti, January 17, 2019

IMG_4814+3.jpg — Artist.

Due to growing up in South Africa and now Canada, HenryCM obtained the ability to combine aspects of both worlds to produce work that speaks to both Western and African communities. His work summed in a single sentence: the manipulation of figurative aspects of the human body through a lens that is a blend of uniquely stoic, contemporary, sub-Saharan African and North American perspectives. From a young age, HenryCM’s work has been sharpened from institution to institution.
His work constantly carries a void of expression with them. One could also state that his work results from when one forgets the feeling of emotions and is fixated on obtaining this lost ability. Additionally, one could also state, his work is a visual identification of overprocessing emotions. In the grand scheme of things, Henry’s work is paradoxical and open for interpretation.

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